9/10 of the largest beverage brand owners rely on FlavorActiV globally for their sensory needs

FlavorActiV is the world leader in the training and monitoring of professional tasting panels, and an expert in the supply, monitoring and analysis for sensory instruments.

From the worlds only pharmaceutical facility dedicated to the production of flavour reference standards, FlavorActiV produces its encapsulated flavour references to Pharmaceutical Quality GMP Standards. These flavour standards are used directly within liquid foods or beverages to impart a taint, off-note or positive flavour for the purposes of training and maintaining the abilities of professional tasters.

A fully trained and monitored sensory tasting panel brings human validation to the detailed analytical outputs of sensory instruments. The considered combination of both human and instrument sensory is where FlavorActiV adds huge value and mitigates risk for brand owners.

Over 20 Years of Sensory Excellence

The Industry Standard

FlavorActiV Pharmaceutical Quality GMP Flavour Reference Standards are used the world over to train beverage sensory panels as they learn how taints, positive and negative flavours can influence quality and brand expectations. Once a panel has undergone its initial training the flavour standards are used to maintain their abilities in double blind proficiency testing, supported by FlavorActiVs proprietary taster software.

FlavorActiV produces its industry leading encapsulated flavours in its state-of-the-art pharma facility designed from the ground up at the direct request of its global customers as they looked to move away from inferior food grade ‘certified flavour standards’ to GMP Pharma quality, a standard that ensures safe, stable, traceable, consistent and long shelf-life products. The MHRA audited facility is located near Liverpool in the UK.

Sensory Proficiency & Taster Validation

FlavorActiV’s Sensory Proficiency service 'Taster Validation' helps beverage producers maintain excellence in sensory panels and improve beverage quality. Sensory proficiency is known under many names in different beverage sectors; validation, calibration and proficiency, but all of these have a single purpose;

The idea is simple; blind tasting packs are sent out to sensory panels around the world at specified times, used to assess and train panels abilities through a series of different tests. Panel leaders then update the results, and immediately are presented with a detailed breakdown of individual and panel performance across the entire organisation. The data can be broken down and presented in a multitude of ways, using the detailed demographic information stored on every taster to increase understanding and learning. Quick and easy to use, but an incredibly powerful tool to understanding what is needed to maintain the quality of tasters, and the end products that customers see.

Today it is used by many of the largest beverage companies and breweries in the world, and ensures sensory panels are performing to the best of their abilities. More than 3,000 sensory panels are enrolled, with a total of more than 50,000 sensory participants, meaning it is the biggest such programme in the world and the only one to use pharmaceutical grade GMP Flavour Standards.

After the initial investment of training, maintaining peak performance in a quick and convenient way will ensure beverage quality remains high. Taster Validation is an advanced programme that is designed for professional sensory panels, either within a single organisation or across multiple.

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